"I left it open to talks throughout the year. There's no rush for them [to take place]," Price said. "It wouldn't be something that would linger on. These guys, they know what they want to do, and so do I.

"If we get to that point, then I think once it gets going, it would go quickly. If it doesn't happen, then it just wouldn't happen."

Price was named Detroit's Opening Day starter April 6 at home against the Twins. He finished the spring 0-2 with a 5.76 ERA and a 29:5 K:BB ratio over 25 innings.

Tigers reliever Bruce Rondon made his return to action Tuesday against the Pirates, and the hard-throwing right-hander showed no lingering issues after getting a few days off due to a neck injury.

Rondon relieved David Price in the seventh inning of a 7-3 loss and retired the side in order on strikeouts. Rondon, who has a 4.91 ERA through eight relief appearances, has nine strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.

Tigers starting pitcher David Price took the hill Tuesday against the Pirates for his final start this spring. Although, he didn't save his best effort for last.

The left-handed hurler allowed seven runs on eight hits and no walks during a 7-3 loss. He struck out five.

Price got off to a pretty good start, retiring the first nine batters he faced. Unfortunately, his day began to unravel during a four-run fourth inning. Andrew McCutchen and Jung Ho Kang had RBI doubles, while Francisco Cervelli added a two-run homer.

The Pirates added three more runs in the sixth inning off Price on run-scoring singles from Cervelli and Sean Rodriguez.

Price, who will make his next start in the season opener Monday against the Twins, finishes the spring 0-2 with a 5.76 ERA. He had 29 strikeouts to five walks in 25 innings. He allowed just the one home run in six starts.

Tigers manager Brad Ausmus indicated Tuesday starting pitcher Justin Verlander might start the year on the disabled list after leaving his last spring start due to a right triceps cramp.

"If we have to use it, we could," Ausmus said of placing Verlander on the disabled list, per MLive.com.

Verlander won't appear in another Grapefruit League game, but he could throw in a minor-league game Friday.

Although, if Verlander can't pitch Friday, then a disabled list stint could be coming. The Tigers would then backdate his time on the DL, meaning he could be available to make his season debut at the earliest April 12 at Cleveland.

Tigers pitcher Joba Chamberlainhasn't exactly lit it up in spring training. In eight appearances, Chamberlain has posted an 8.22 ERA with just two strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings pitched. He and his manager Brad Ausmus aren't worried, reports MLB.com.

"I've said all along that spring training, with veteran players especially, I don't put a lot of stock in it," Ausmus said. "I would go more on Joba's performance last year as an indicator than on what happens in Spring Training. I think Joba's also a guy that pitches on the adrenaline of the situation. And there's not a lot of adrenaline in spring training games, even moreso if you've been in the big leagues for a few years."

Chamberlain is throwing a bit harder this spring than previous years.

"This isn't my first rodeo. I've been in this position," Chamberlain said. "You've got to know what you have to work on. It's a neverending battle. I don't know if I've ever seen anybody with a zero-zero ERA, so there's always something to work on."